§ 750.260Coins; counterfeiting and possession

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Sec. 260.
     Counterfeiting and possession of coins—Any person who shall counterfeit any gold or
 silver coin, current by law or usage within this state, and every person who shall have in his
 possession, at the same time, 5 or more pieces of false money or coin, counterfeited in the
 similitude of any gold or silver coin current as aforesaid, knowing the same to be false and
 counterfeit, and with intent to utter or pass the same as true, shall be guilty of a felony,
 punishable by imprisonment in the state prison for life, or for any term of years.

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